Skyrsi

Old Norse Dictionary - skyrsi

Meaning of Old Norse word "skyrsi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skyrsi: n. [akin to Ulf. skohsl = δαιμόνιον; Germ. scheusal]:—a portent, phantasm, as also mischance arising from witchery; þeir þóttusk náliga brenna ok óttuðusk þann atburð sem skussi (= skyrsi), as a bad omen, FmS. x. 416; ho, ho, skyssi mikit, segir hann, thou monster! Al. 42; margir eru dauðir þeir er til hafa komit at brjóta, eðr ella hafa þeim orðit önnur skyrsi (mischances), Gullþ. 6; brott rekr hann frá manni skyssi ok hégómlega drauma, phantasms and dreams, MS. 544. 39. skyrsi-ligr, adj. monstrous, abnormal; skyssiligar ásjónur, … skyrsiligar ok hræðiligar, Stj. 75, 79; skyrsilig skurðgoða-blót, 26; sá hinn skyrsiligi ok hræðiligi hlátr, 101; af skyssiligri mynd, 96.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱᛋᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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